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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1929

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Annandale Fire. Furniture Factory Damaged

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 February 1929 · page 1

Thousands of pounds, damage was caused by a fire which practically destroyed a large furniture factory in Trafalgar-street Annandale last…

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Tottenham Fire £10,000 Damage

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 February 1929 · page 14

Fire, which swept through Tottenham, practically wiped out one side of the main street, doing damage estimated at £10,000…

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Guildford Fire. Dentist Slightly Burned. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 February 1929 · page 5

A fire was discovered carly this morning at the residence of Frederick Whitelow dentist at Gulldford. Whitelow who was awakened by…

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Careless Use of Fire Epping Resident Fined

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 February 1929 · page 9

Henry Crandon a well-known resident of Epping, was fined £25 at Ryde Police Courton a charge of the careless use of fire…

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Startling Evidence. Boarding House Fire. Accused Acquitted

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 February 1929 · page 1

Startling evidence was given in the Supreme Court, Brisbane, when Colin Conney Anderson was charged with wilfully setting fire to a…

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Fire Brigades Art Union. Meeting of Maitland Committee

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 February 1929 · page 3

The weekly meeting of the Citizens Committee of the Fire Brigades Art Union was hold in the Tire. Station on Tuesday. Mr…

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Fire Brigade's Art Union. Meeting of Maitland Committee

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 February 1929 · page 9

An enthusiastic and well attended meeting in connection with the Fire Brigade's Art Union movement was Held in the Fire Station, West…

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Exciting Arrest Chase on the Harbour. Police Fire Shots. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 February 1929 · page 5

An alleged thief was arrested under exciting circumstances at an early hour this morning at North Shore…

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Fire Epidemic. Damage in Holland Water Supplies Frozen. Amsterdam, Feb. 12

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 February 1929 · page 2

An epidemic of fires has occurred throughout Holland owing to the cold freezing water supplies. The fire brigade was called out…

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Native Riots. Further Trouble at Bombay Troops Fire Volleys. Calcutta, Feb. 9

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 February 1929 · page 12

More military and police have been drafted to Bombay from Poona and Nasik. This resulted in an improved situation yesterday, but at nightfall…

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Fire at Longreach

Singleton Argus · Monday 18 February 1929 · page 2

A fire at Longreach partly destroyed Emory and Connor's premises. The damage is estimated at several thousands of pounds. About 40 persons…

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Melbourne Fires Series of Mysterious Outbreaks. Dwelling Plundered

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 February 1929 · page 7

Property valued at more than £500 was stolen from a house in Arden-street. North Melbourne, where a series of mysterious fires occurred on…

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Alleged Arson. Mysterious Fire at Theatre

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 February 1929 · page 3

The police are investigating suspicious features in connection with a fire which broke out early on Saturday morning in the new State Theatre…

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Longreach Fire. Extensive Damage Done. Longreach

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 February 1929 · page 5

A fire at Longreach partly destroyed Emery and Connor's premises. The damage is estimated at several thousands of pounds…

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Fire in State Theatre Extraordinary Features, Arson Alleged

Singleton Argus · Monday 18 February 1929 · page 2

Certain extraordinary features of a fire which broke out early on Saturday morning in the State Theatre now in course of crection in Market street,…

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Timber Carter's Home Robbed Then Set on Fire

Singleton Argus · Monday 18 February 1929 · page 2

Breaking into the home of Mr P. Sullivan, contractor, of North Melbourne; on Saturday night, thieves ransacked every room, stole £450 in money…

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Big Fire. £40,000 Damage. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 February 1929 · page 5

Damage estimated at about £40,000 was cruised by a fire which practically gutted the engineering works of William Adams and Co., at…

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Fire Brigades' Art Union. Meeting of West Maitland Committee

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 February 1929 · page 2

The weekly meeting in connection with the Fire Bridges Art union movement was held in the Fire Station last evening. Mr. Walter Galton,…

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Sentence Reduced. Prisoners Who Fought Bush Fires. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 February 1929 · page 7

The Minister for Justice states that the prisoners at Mila Camp, Bombala, who risked their lives in fighting the great bush fires which…

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Fire Outbreak. at Sydney Town Hall. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 February 1929 · page 7

A fire broke out at the Sydney Town Hall early this morning as the result of the fusing of electric wires in some woodwork at the top of the…

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